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teleportationmagic · 9 months ago

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Anyways. Today I am frustrated about how Cass -> Steph lagacy is explored better in Batgirl 2000 than in Batgirl 2009, and yes that's because of editorial, and yes I will die mad about it, and yes I doubt that we'll ever really see an exploration of it because Batgirls placed them both on the same level which isn't something I disagree with, but ends up with the result that we never get to see how Cass feels about the legacy she leaves behind. And yeah, Cass was never the point of Steph!Batgirl. And similarily, while we get some feeling of Steph towards Cass - questions about her faith in her, and joy in beind able to take part in her legacy - it's shallow, it has to be shallow, because Cass isn't there. And while putting Cass back in Batgirl is undeniably the correct choice, I wish there could be an opportunity to show the legacy going from Cass to Steph, even if Cass is picking it up again. I don't think these two things exist antithetically to each other.

#telespeak #stephanie brown #cassandra cain #ranting #anyways. while this doesn't mean much I do think it's an interesting parallel #that Cass and Steph are both first and foremost legacies to Barbara #in the way that Tim and Damian are first and foremost legacies to Dick #and that in some ways them in these roles exist in conflict with each other #and that they've been sharing the mantle recently #and that Tim and Cass have both gotten ongoings again as leads in that role #mind you I don't think Steph is going to have Batgirl for very much longer while I doubt Damian's leaving it behind #but right now. they exist in parallel. This makes sense okay #also. does that make Charlie the parallel to Steph?#does that make Helena the parallel to Jason????????

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